Original Research by School Decision on Reg Day School for Deaf
REG Day School for Deaf is a specialized early-childhood program serving only pre-kindergarten students who are Deaf or hard of hearing. It is operated by Ector County ISD in Odessa and sits within a district experiencing significant growth and construction activity centered on new facilities and attendance-boundary redraws.
The school is very small, with a handful of students currently enrolled. Because it serves only pre-kindergarten, state testing does not apply to this setting, so no proficiency or achievement data is available. The same is true for graduation rates, chronic absenteeism measures, and most other metrics tied to tested grades or higher education outcomes. This is typical for schools serving early childhood grades; the absence of data reflects the nature of the program rather than performance.
What exists is enrollment composition: the students currently served are White, and information about free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and the share of students with IEPs is not available in the data provided. A parent may want to contact the school directly for details about economic eligibility, service eligibility, and the broader student base, especially if your family is considering enrollment or transfer.
The school's address is on North Dotsy Avenue in Odessa, a West Texas city at the heart of the Permian Basin oil and gas region. Odessa is a fast-growing community where energy, ranching, and Friday Night Lights football culture shape daily life. Downtown holds civic anchors including the Ector County Library, the Ector Theatre, and an arts district, while newer residential and commercial expansion has clustered north and east, with a large master-planned community called Parks Bell Ranch under development. The housing market there is moderately affordable relative to state and national benchmarks, and major employers beyond oil and gas include healthcare systems, H-E-B, Walmart, and the school district itself.
Ector County ISD is in the middle of major facility and boundary changes. Voters approved a substantial bond in November 2023 that includes a new Career and Technical Education Center, a new middle school called Vasquez Middle School set to open in August 2026, and districtwide repairs and transportation improvements. The opening of Vasquez will trigger a full redrawing of middle school attendance zones across the district, meaning families may see their assigned campus change. The district also recently brought Ector Middle School back into direct district operation after a multi-year run by a charter network aimed at improving school performance. The district lowered its property tax rate for the 2025-26 school year due to state-mandated compression of the maintenance and operations portion, providing modest relief to homeowners.
For families seeking a deaf and hard of hearing pre-kindergarten program within the district, this school is the dedicated resource. The choice to enroll or seek placement will rest on specialized needs, programming fit, and family circumstances rather than on broader academic performance metrics, which do not apply at this grade level.
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